ITF agrees to crew contract extensions
The explosive spread of coronavirus has led to more and more countries introducing and imposing travel restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19. Global shipping has been hit hard by the coronavirus with disruption to the industry reverberating through global supply chains and throughout the global economy. “The shipping industry plays a... Devamını Oku
RATIFY C190 FOR A WORLD OF WORK FREE FROM VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT
1. WHAT IS C190? Workers, unions, governments and employers made history by adopting new ILO Convention 190 on violence and harassment in June 2019. C190 is the first ever international labour standard that sets a clear framework to end violence and harassment at work. The right to dignity and respect, and the right to work... Devamını Oku
COVID-19 advice to ships
New guidelines to avoid or manage an outbreak of coronavirus on board ships are now available. They include pre-boarding screenings, isolation cabins, outbreak management plans, contact tracing, quarantine, daily cleaning and disinfection. The World Health Organization (WHO) Operational considerations for managing COVID-19 cases/outbreak on board ships released on 24 February, is recommended for use in... Devamını Oku
Coronavirus update and advice
The ITF is closely following all advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding the current outbreak which originated in Wuhan city, a major domestic and international transport hub. We call on all governments and transport companies to implement all measures available to them to limit the risk of transmission of the deadly coronavirus to transport workers... Devamını Oku
ITF Contacts Network expands into Asia Pacific
The ITF has established its latest Contacts Network, covering Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Thailand. In recent years, the ITF has seen a significant increase in seafarers requesting assistance from countries without an inspector or contact. Attempting to resolve these requests is often challenging due to several... Devamını Oku
ITF comment on Panama Papers revelations
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is welcoming revelations of tax avoidance and related activities in the leaked Panama Papers this week in the hope that the exposure will lead to a change in the current climate of tacit approval for this kind of socially damaging behaviour. General secretary Stephen Cotton said: “Money laundering, terrorist... Devamını Oku
Volgo Balt Sinks
The Volgo Balt 199, which was sailing under the flag of St Kitts and Nevis, sank off Turkey coast in Black Sea on 4 December 2012. The vessel was transporting coal from Russia to the Turkish port of Antalya. There were 12 crewmembers onboard, one of them Russian and remain Ukrainian. There was a heavy... Devamını Oku
Solidarity Actions from Spanish Seafarers to Morocco
On 11 May, members of the ITF-affiliated Union Marocaine du Travail, took action across a number of Moroccan ports in solidarity not just with Comarit-Comanav seafarers in Spain but also those stranded in Sète, France, and in Moroccan ports such as Tangier and Nador. Jose Ortega, ITF coordinator in Algeciras, said: “The reason for this... Devamını Oku
Sokhna Port Workers Win
After 10 days of strike action and with support from unions around the world, the dockers of Egypt’s port of Sokhna returned to work today after winning concessions from employer Dubai Ports World (DPW). The 1,200 port workers had struck after calling on DPW to implement an agreement dating from last October to settle pay... Devamını Oku
White Paper on Pensions
White Paper on Pensions: a disappointing and inadequate response to the concerns of current and future pensioners After several delays, the European Commission has just published its White Paper on Pensions following the consultation initiated by the Green Paper in July 2010. For the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the proposals contained in the White... Devamını Oku
